This year’s allotment association show was opened by former professional sprinter Marlon Devonish MBE who is himself a Windsor Allotment gardener. The Olympic gold medal winner who is soon to become a father joked with the crowd about the state of his allotment and his being unlikely to win any further trophies on this occasion.…
Halls for hire in Windsor
Here is the current list of community halls and similar venues in and around Windsor. If you wish to hire a venue, please contact them directly. I have listed the contact info where available below. Please don’t call me to book a hall, I am only the Town Crier. The Guildhall Yes, you can hire…
Her Majesty the Queen
She didn’t want a big fuss made, but accepted that the milestone of becoming the nations longest serving monarch would be a note able event. I, along with about 150 other Town criers around the country prepared proclamations and at 5.30pm I was met by a small crowd and local press, outside Windsor Castle. The…
Mayormaking 2015
Last night the now former Mayor Richard Kellaway handed over duties to Eileen Quick. I was only needed for a short spell at the start of ceremonies and took the opportunity to get a great group photo with Richard, James Evans the Deputy mayor as well as David and Mark in their new Macebearer’s liveries.…
Spring is sprung again
It’s great to be back! There are few events to come out and shout about in January and February (and to be honest off season break is welcome, but on a sunny spring morning like yesterday’s it was great to be one more in my livery, crying in the streets to raise awareness of the…
Reindeer Parade 2014
This years Reindeer Parade in Windsor seemed bigger than ever.
Santa Claus is running to town
I was honoured to be asked to start the Santa Dash in Windsor today. A crowd of a couple of hundred wonderful people gave up their Sunday to run 5km in aid of the Alexander Devine Childrens Hospice Appeal. Not only that, they did it dressed as Santa Claus! It was a fantastic site from…
Hello again
I was asked by Cllr Kellaway the Mayor to help out with a visit by a cub pack to the Town Hall in Maidenhead. When I arrived this evening it turned out it was the same cub pack from Windsor I had visited a few weeks ago. As i walked into the Town Hall I…
Maidenhead Zombie Walk
Being town crier means being open to new ideas and joining in for the benefit of the community. Sometimes this leads me in strange new directions. None more so than last weekend when I was asked to deliver a proclamation for the start of the Maidenhead Zombie Walk. This is the second year of the…
Windsor cubs in loud welcome
I was asked to visit the 6th Windsor cub pack this week and received a very warm and very loud welcome. The boys and girls listened attentively to my potted history of town crying and then joined in enthusiastically as we ran a competition to see if any of them would make a good town…